Improvement in manner of attaching saws to their handles



NITED STATES PATENTV OFFICE'.

WM. H. GILLIAM, OF SEATTLE, WASHINGTON TERRITORY,

IMPROVEMENT lN -MANNER 0F ATTACHING SAWS TO THEIR HANDLES.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 52.285, dated January30, 1866.

To all whom t may concern.:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM H. GILLIAM, of Seattle, in the county ot'King and Territory of Washington, have invented a new and ImprovedSaw-Handle; and Ido hereby declare that the following is a full, clear,and exact description thereof, which will enable those skilled in theart to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanyingdrawings, forming part ot' this specification, in which- Figure lrepresents a vertical section of this invention. Fig. 2 is a horizontalsection ot' the same. Fig. 3 isa plan or top view ofthe piece of sheetmetal from which the ear of my handle is made, showing its shape beforeitis turned over.

Similar letters of reference indicate like parts.

This invention consists in the application of a spring-catch titted intoa suitable recess in the ear ofthe handle and dropping into a notch inthe backA ot' the saw, in combination with a stationary pin intended tofit into a notch in the front edge ot' the saw in such a manner that onintroducing the end of the saw c into the ear of the handle it is iirmlyheld in position by the combined action of the spring-catch and of thestationary pin, and by forcing the spring-catch back the saw can beeasily released from the handle at any moment.

A represents the ear of my saw-handle, said ear being made ofsheet-brass or other suitable material, which is cnt out in the mannershown in Fig. 3 otl the drawing', said piece being provided with twosemicircular cavities which, when the ear is completed, form a socket,a, to hold the spring-catch b. It" desired, however, the ear can be madein any other suitable manner, and I do not wish to confine myself to anyparticular method of making or constructing the ear, but reserve theright to construct the same in any suitable manner.

The spring-catch b extends through slots in the socket a, so that byplacing the fingers on the same it can be forced up against the actionof the spring c, which has a tendency t0 hold the same down, and bywhich the catch is caused to drop into a notch, d, in the back oi' theear whenever said ear is introduced into the ear of the handle.

The front edge of the saw is provided with a notch, e, intended to titover a pin, f, which is secured in the ear A, as shown in Fig. 1. Thispin is stationary, and by the combined action of the spring-catch b andpin f thesaw is firmly held in place wheneverthe same is introduced intothe ear ot' the handle.

In order to facilitate the operation of introducin g and removing thesaw to and from the ear, its corners, and particularly that one on theback, are rounded ott, as shown in Fig. 1. The notch e is iirst causedto catch over the pin j', and then by turning the saw" up thespring-catch b will drop into the notch d and the saw is firmly held. Byraising the springcatch and slightly depressing the saw it is readilyreleased from the handle.

By these means the sawyer is enabled to take his saw out of the kert' atany time by removing one of the handles and drawing the same out, andthe necessity of taking the saw out on top of the kerf is obviated. thisoperation being attended with great difficulty when the log` settlesdown, which happens in many cases where thick logs are cut.

I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent- The spring-catchb and stationary pin f, in combination with the ear A of a saw-handleand with notches d c i'n the saw, constructed and operatingsubstantially as and for the purpose set forth.

WM. H. GILLIAM.

Witnesses:

P. J. PRIMRosE, C. P. STONE.

